PCI DSS SAQ Advisory

Manage your PCI compliance like a pro. Our seasoned consultants will guide you through our custom SAQ reporting process and ensure compliance.

PCI DSS Self Assessment Questionnaire Advisory Service

Our PCI DSS SAQ Advisory self-service portal is a fully-branded, custom application gateway designed for ISOs, merchants, banks, and other companies that require Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Reports and Security Scans to achieve PCI DSS compliance.

Schedule ASV scans and complete your SAQ reports in minutes from your web browser. Easily enter client information, communicate with customers, print reports, and manage your compliance requirements.

 

OUR APPROACH

With an easy-to-use online portal, It makes PCI DSS compliance a breeze. Our SAQ automation platform can monitor and track your compliance requirements in one centralized location.  Our scanning application is designed to help merchants and service providers submit accurate SAQ reports in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional, paper-based reporting methods.

PCI DSS SAQ Protal

Building a Secure, Compliant Future

With our automated scanning and reporting platform, you can easily manage your PCI DSS compliance. The PCI Advisors are experts in their field, maintaining the best practices for your security management.

Unlimited Monthly Scans

Merchants receive unlimited monthly scans for up to 6 IP addresses (which are automatically uploaded to the Portal).

Separate Provider Merchants

Have merchants used another provider? Easily include them in reports with the portal’s “Compliant Through Another Provider” feature.

Dedicated Communication Center

Use the Communication Center to send custom email notifications to your entire base, a group, or even a single merchant. This feature includes a notes system that works in the hierarchy.

Auto-Email

Set up auto-email communications and let the portal take care of the rest. Create a welcome letter template for new merchants, a renewal letter, non-compliant or non-compliant fee letters, and more. Once it’s set up, your work is done.

Reporting Features

Access the Compliance Center from anywhere. Use reporting features to create a custom report within the portal using any captured field in the entire database. Access in-depth technical and corporate compliance data about your organization and analyze trends for more informed business decision making.

Auto-Pilot

Manage your reports easily and efficiently with the exclusive Auto-Pilot feature. With just a few clicks, you can customize and schedule your report to any recipient for any time of the month.

KEY BENEFITS

An Easier Way to Comply with PCI DSS

Through the self-service portal, Our advisory service streamlines the compliance process and includes many automation features such as:

Free training and live support

Our QSAs host free quarterly PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire training sessions (via webcast) for all portal users. Ask questions, get help, and make sure your SAQ report is 100% accurate.

 

Merchants receive their own user dashboards, where their ISOs can log in and view the page as the merchant sees it or make any necessary changes.

 

ISOs can easily manage and monitor their merchants’ compliance status from the dashboard, which can be customized with the ISO’s logo and colors and even modified for sub-ISOs

 

Portal supports ISOs and Level 2-4 merchants to obtain and maintain PCI certification. It walks you step-by-step through the certification process and is the first portal in the industry to allow on-screen signatures for attestations. Attestations and certificates can be emailed or printed directly from the portal.

 

CaaS users can upload thousands of merchants into the Portal with the click of a button, saving time and making major updates a breeze.

 

Quickly Add/Edit or Delete your merchants directly in the CaaS Portal. Find, view, or download all necessary certification documents with a single click from your dashboard, including your completed SAQ, vulnerability scan results, and attestation.

 
 

The portal makes renewal easy. No need to start from scratch every time—simply access and review the SAQ that’s already stored in the system.

 

Industry Leading Certified Experts

Make Our Team, Your Team!

Our innovative IT security and compliance solutions are designed to deliver customized, cost-effective service on time—because your priorities are our priorities. With a highly qualified team of PCI DSS QSAs, Penetration Testers, and Information Security Consultants here at MegaplanIT, we will assess your unique company and business environment and design a path to security that will fit all of your needs.

News & Expertise

Your Security. Our Insights.

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